title: Immunological findings in epileptic and febrile convulsion patients before and under treatment.
abstract: Serum immunoglobulin levels of 86 epileptic patients have been evaluated in order to investigate the relationship between epilepsy, antiepileptic drugs and humoral immunity. The results confirm a high incidence of immunological disorders in the epileptic and febrile convulsion patients. These abnormalities were not related to clinical type of epilepsy nor to the therapy; the common feature seems the early onset of seizures and antiepileptic treatment.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000276:immunology; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D003294:Seizures, Febrile / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M